Travel in the Ancient World

Erscheinungsjahr 1994
ISBN: 978-0-8018-4808-7
Verlag: Johns Hopkins University Press

Buch, Englisch, 408 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 573 g

The only book of its kind in any language, Travel in the Ancient World offers a lively, comprehensive history of ancient travel, from the first Egyptian voyages recorded in Old Kingdom inscriptions through Greek and Roman times to the Christian pilgrimages of the fourth and sixth centuries. Rich in anecdote and colorful detail, it now returns to print in paperback with a new preface by the author.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Casson, Lionel

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie

Über Autor(innen)

Casson, Lionel
Lionel Casson is a professor emeritus of classics at New York University and has written many books about life in the ancient world, including Travel in the Ancient World, Everyday Life in Ancient Rome, and Ships and Seamanship in the Ancient World, all available from Johns Hopkins.

Lionel Casson is professor emeritus of classics at New York University. He is the author of Ships and Seamanship in the Ancient World.